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Re: Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default

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Post by klodolph »

I may be missing something, but this is exactly what I want as a default. I want the session links there. I see PRs from my coworkers with session links.

I still get to control whether other people can see the session, but I don’t lose it.

I don’t get the “unprofessional” argument. This is attribution. Attribution is professional. If you don’t want it, you turn it off or rewrite the commit messages. If you are having Claude write the commit messages FOR YOU and you are NOT READING THEM then that’s what’s unprofessional. I am honestly kind of shocked and disappointed by how upset people are by this.

Re: Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default

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Post by drrotmos »

I really like working using Claude Code, but Anthropic has a really bad tendency to push out new "features" like this as default-on, through auto-update. That, and their models trying to do everything through bash (including editing files) is enough that I'm seriously looking in to switching harness to pi.

Re: Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default

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Post by piker »

felixgallo wrote: post #17
mherrmann wrote: post #3

I cancelled my subscription over this [1]. 1: https://x.com/m_herrmann/status/2092579839676948495

who cares?

Some people who are in this thread might be interested in that view. A little more context would have helped it though I agree.

Re: Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default

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Post by cbm-vic-20 »

panny wrote: post #8

Anthropic is right here. You need to clearly define what commits are AI authored or you are conspiring to commit copyfraud. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyfraud AI does not enjoy copyright protection. Pretending you created something written by AI is copyfraud.

Interesting. According to the definition in that Wikipedia link, "copyfraud" is claiming copyright on public domain content.

Does this mean a company can take code from an open source project that used AI, put it into their closed source code, potentially modify it, all without attribution?

Re: Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default

#25

Post by ketzu »

I like claude code, I use it quite a bit for things, and I don't mind the attribution (I do not plan to deceive people of me using AI or not for a change) and I think a link back to the session is valueable after the fact. At least for me, the session contains a lot of discussion, back and forth, changes from me and more. (Also, if the feature is not on by default, it probably might not exist.)

However, I think claude code needs better change management. It changes quite frequent and I think changes like these should be communicated better in software. (Like a card game may show card changes in game when a patch happened.) It may impact how I do things when creating the commit messages or PRs.

> That is a stupid and evil feature.

I can see arguments for "stupid", but "evil"?

Re: Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default

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Post by panny »

petcat wrote: post #16
panny wrote: post #8

Anthropic is right here. You need to clearly define what commits are AI authored or you are conspiring to commit copyfraud. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyfraud AI does not enjoy copyright protection. Pretending you created something written by AI is copyfraud.

> AI does not enjoy copyright protection. Pretending you created something written by AI is copyfraud. Which court has made a ruling on this? The only decision I'm aware of was that some Gen-AI artwork couldn't be copyrightable if it was made without substantial input, direction, and scrutiny.

Once again, I will point you to the law,

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10922

You did not write it, the AI did. Either the work cannot be copyright, or the AI owner (Anthropic) owns the code. Not you. In no case can you own code you didn't write. You guys keep arguing that it enjoys copyright protection without realizing this part. There is no "work-for-hire" default in the law for AI even if it did enjoy copyright. You don't own it. And I am pointing out neither should Anthropic.

Re: Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default

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Post by panny »

cbm-vic-20 wrote: post #24
panny wrote: post #8

Anthropic is right here. You need to clearly define what commits are AI authored or you are conspiring to commit copyfraud. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyfraud AI does not enjoy copyright protection. Pretending you created something written by AI is copyfraud.

Interesting. According to the definition in that Wikipedia link, "copyfraud" is claiming copyright on public domain content. Does this mean a company can take code from an open source project that used AI, put it into their closed source code, potentially modify it, all without attribution?

Yes, that's exactly what it means. AI works are public domain by default. Copyright law requires the work is created with human creativity. The essential piece is to clearly define what parts are AI generated vs human written. This is an obligation placed on you by the courts, and if you don't do it, it becomes very very hard to argue that you wrote that code.

Re: Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default

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Post by nonethewiser »

klodolph wrote: post #21

I may be missing something, but this is exactly what I want as a default. I want the session links there. I see PRs from my coworkers with session links. I still get to control whether other people can see the session, but I don’t lose it. I don’t get the “unprofessional” argument. This is attribution. Attribution is professional. If you don’t want it, you turn it off or rewrite the commit messages. If you are having…

Provenance, provenance, provenance

Re: Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default

#30

Post by tomalbrc »

_pdp_ wrote: post #4

I really hate this attribution nonsense ... On one hand I guess it is fine to automatically tag that the commit was AI-generated. On the other hand, this will happen even if you audit every line and add your own changes too, which means the attribution is misleading.

Having only 1 of the token sellers do this is not very helpful either. Its just free branding & advertising for Misanthropic.
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